American Legion Minutes 1919-09-19 to 1920-02-20

CONTENTS .
1:inutes of Past I:eetings .
Minutes of Executive Committee Ueetings •
mINUTES OF COMMITTEE ON MEMORIALS .
Standing Committees .
Special Committees .
honor Roll .
Eailine List .
.... omen ' s A ux1'1 . .1 ary .
Paid-up ~iembers .
.. Jembet·s.
and By-laws.
Ccun t: Cons tl tn tion und By-laws .
State Constitution ancl By- lav·s •
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MINUTES OF MEETINGS
-of the-
WILLIAM CLIN'roN STOR~ PQST,
No. 342, AMERICAN LEQ.!_ON t-
ROBERT D. CAMPREI .L , _
_ Secretary, Sept. 13th , 1919 to Sept. 17th, 1920,
245 Church Street, Freeport, N._y .
CHARLES W. RAYNOR,
Secrc t a. r y , Sept. 17th, 1920 to Sept. 16th, 19211 67 Henry Street, Freeport, N Y.
I:E!TRY B. RA YJiQRE ~
Sec~cta~ Se~_16,1S31 to Sept . 1 . 1~2~ .
99 SOt,!th Hain Street . Freepor t . N.Y .
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·Post lftinu tes.
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september 13th, 1919.
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Motion made, seconded and passed that Mr. Harold
E. Brown be elected temporary chairman of the
evening .
Motion made , seconded and passed that Mr. Robert
D. Campbell be elected temporary secretary of +h~
evening.
Motion made, seconded and passed that Mr . Charles
~~ . Raynor be elected temporary treasurer of the
evening.
Mr. Brown spoke on the purpose of the organiza­tion
and its proposed future work .
The following members were elected as the temporary
Membership Committee:
Chairman, l!r . Howard H. Mahnken
:•r . Ea rrington Hiller 1:r . Chester Reese
l'r . Howard Aldridge Hr. John N. Hartmann,Jr.
The following members were elected as the temporary
Constitutional Committee:
Chairman, Hr. John
Mr. Roland Baker
Mr . M. L. Hyer
Goller
Mr . Howard Aldridge
Hr. alter Schmidt
Hotion made , seconded and passed that the By-laws
be left to the Constitutional Committee .
Motion made, seconded and passed that a temporary
co~~ittee of five be elected as a Nominatin~ Commit­tee
for the of1icer3 of the Post . The followine
men were el~cted :
Chairman, Hr . Robert D. Canpbell
!1r . nilton Raynor .Hr. John N. Hartmann,Jr.
1:r . Clif l'orc K. Hahnken Hr . Frederick Plump, Jr .
Hotion roacte , seconded and
~ouse Co~~ittee be elected .
passed that a temporary
The following men were
elected:
Chairman, Hr .
~Ir . George Hoffman
Hr . Howard Hahnl~en
Howard Aldride;e
Mr . John Crevoiserat
I~r . Leslie Penny
::otion made, seconded and pasRed that a temporary
·emorial Committee of three be elected to neet the
2 Post Ilinutes.
Village He:norial C.ommittee . Tne followinG men w0re
elected:
Chairman , Dr . Gordon Lindsay
I~r . Rarold Goller Hr. John ~r . Rnrtmann , Jr .
~:otion made , secondec1 and passed that a d~legate
and alternate be elected for the Count, Convention
at Uineola September 25th, 1919. The following men
were elected:
I:r . Harold E. Brown (delegate)
Dr. Gordon Lindsay (al terna to)
·lotion made, seconded and passed that the sun o.f
two (¢2) dollars be the minimun dues of this Post
for one year; ~ues payable in advance and accompany­ing
application .
notion made, seconded and
Publicity Committen of three
lowing men were elected :
Chairman, 11r . John T.
HP. Irving R. Oxenham
passed that a PPess and
be elected . The fol-
Li.l J.ev" :r:r . Barrington Hiller
r·ot ion made, seconded and passed that the next
meeting be left to the House Committee .
Hot ion made, seconded and p~ssed that the ITember­ship
Committee notify secretary who he is to send
cards for the next me~ting .
I ot ion made, seconded and passed that the Secre­tary
and Treasurer be empowered to secure such
printing and stationary as necessary.
Lotion nace, seconded and passed that the Free­port
Club be thanked for their kindness in allowine
us the use of their auditorium .
Hot ion IT18.de, seconded and passed that the meet­ing
adjourn.
September 25th, 1919.
Introductory talk by the Temporary ChEdrman, Mr .
Harold E. Brown .
:rot ion made , seconded and passed that the minutes
of prnvious neeti:Ig be accepted as read .
Pos t Mqien_upttePsni.b cr 85th , 1919 ( continued ) 3
uotion macte , seconded and passed that Treasurer ' s
report be accepted as read .
Eotion made , seconded and passed that report of
Constitution~l Committee , relating to the election
of officers, be presented and a vote taken for its
adoption .
Hotion made , seconded and passed that we .proceed
· \'lith the reports of committees .
r:otion made , seconded and passed that the report
of the Herr.bership Corrnni t tee be accepted as read .
1!o ti on m.ade , seconded and passed that the report
of the Hou~e Cornnittee be ~ccepted es read .
Hotion made , seconded and passed that the rP-port
of the Publicity Cor11mi ttee be accepted as read .
11otion made , seconded and passed that Dr . ~a rd on
Lindsay be elected as delegate to the Nassau County
Convention at !lineola, Sept ember 26th, 1919 , in
place of I:r . Harold E . Brown , \vho was unable to go .
Hot ion JTJ.ade , seconded and passed that I'r . Hov·ard
Aldridge be elected as alternate to the convention .
I~ot ion made , seconded and passe a that a vote of
thanks be extended to the ~ar Camp Community Service
for their kindness in offering their club rooms for
our use .
Hotion made , sf!conded and passed that the House
Committee he empowered to secure a place to hold
our meeti~~s , etc .
Hotion made , seconded and passed that no limita­tion
be placed a~ to residence f or eligibility for
membership .
Hotion made , seconded and
committee of five be elected
villaees to secure members .
elec tee :
pas sed that a temporar y
to v isit neighboring
The following men were
Chairman ,
Mr. Frank Post
Hr . Leo Schloss
~r . Peter s . Beck
Mr . Georee Christie
Hr . John Goller
Hotion made , seconded and passed that the nntter
of the colored question be laid over until the next
meeting .
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Hot ion rna.de, second~d and passed that the elec­tion
of officers be by ballot.
:!otion lllade, seconded and passed that the report
of the Nor:1inating Committee be accepted as read. ea
I:otio:t rodo, seconded and passed that the ruling
of the chairrl?n as to election of officers be ac­cepted
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Hotion made, so conded and passed that the el~c­tion
of officers be separately.
:·otion rode , seconded and passed that the Secre­tary
cast one ballot for ![r . Joseph Pettit for
First Vice President.
Motion made, seconded and passed that the Secre­tary
cast one ballot for Mr . Chester A. Reese as
Second Vice President.
Hotion made, seconded and passed thRt the ChRir­man
cast one ballot for llr . P.obert D. Campbell as
Recordine Secretary .
Hotion made, seconded and passed that the Chair­man
cast one ballot for I'r . . alter C. Schmidt as
Financial secretary .
Motion made, seconded and passed that the Chair­man
cast one ballot for Hr. C}'l.arles W. ,Raynor as
Treasurer .
Hatter of protection of men discb.E:lrged as dis­abled
w~s then discussed .
Hot ion mace, seconded and pass.ed that the dele­gates
to the Convention be instructed to urge tho
Convention thnt full protection be given to dis­abled
and discharged soldi~rs anc sailors .
The rn. tter of continuine the Wa:r Risk Insurance
was discussed and members were urged to continue
the same. The metl-).od of reinstating lapsed insur­ance
was also given.
Eoti.on n:.ade, secondec1 anc"i· passed that a conr.1ittee
of five be elected to assist any disabled men and •
men desirine to reinstate lapsed insurance. The
following men were elected :
Mr . Leo Schloss
r:r. PeterS . Reck ::r . HoV"a:rd Osterhout
M:r . Bond Raymore ~:r . Newton Carman
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september 25th~ 1919 (continueg}
The election of of-~'icePs was then resumed . l~r .
~ ·:erritt Cutler and 1·r . rarold E. Bror·n ~ere nominated .
~ Ur . Brown declined in favor of Mr . Cutler .
t:otion made, seconded and passed that nominations
be closed.
notion made, seconded and passed that the Secretary
cast one ballot for :ir . :erritt Cutler as President .
Motion made, seconded and passed that a vote of
thanks be extended to r:r . Brown for his hard work in
organizing this Post .
Hotion nade, seconded and passed that notices be
sent to every man who had been in service in the
nearb~r tmvhs .
Hotion made , seconded and passed that this Post
-meet every ,.reC\k until the oreaniza tion be pflrfected .
:~otion nade, seconded and passed that the next
meeting be held next Thursday evenine, October 2nd .
~ Motion mude, seconded and passed that enrollment
cards be sent out with the notices for this meetine.
!:ot.ion made, secondPd and passed to adjourn.
October 2nd , _l919.
Hot ion J11D de, seconded e.nd passed that Secretary ' s
report be accepted as · read .
Hotion made, seconded and passed that report of
I~embership Com.rni t tee be accepted a.s read.
~'-otion made, r.econded end passed that report of
• House Co~~ittee be accepted as read . r:ot io• n made, s cconded and passed that the report
of Publicity co~~ittee be accepted as read.
~~ot ion made, seconded and passed that report of
!.1emor ial Corru"'Tli t tee be accepted as read .
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got ion made , seconded and passed that report of
Constitution Committee be 8ccepted as read •
. 1:otion IM.de, seconded anct passed that the con­stitution
be accepted except for the change recom- ~
mended by .the Constitution Co~~ittee. ~
:1otion made , seconded 8nd nasc.ed that the 8mend ­ment
to Article III, concernine eligibility for
membership , be accepted.
~:otion made, seconded and ·passed that the Con­stitution
be accepted as a whole .
Hotion me de , oeconded and passed that the By- la\vs
be accepted as read . This motion was not passed
until a ere at deal of clis cuss ion had been made both
pro and con.
I~otion made , seconded and passeci that By- laws
be laid over until next meeting. This motion ,,.ws
defeated by a vote of 16 ayes to £6 nays .
Before these last two motions were passed , a
motion was made , seconced and passed that a recess
of five minutes be granted to enable all those
present who had not paid their c~ues to do so and
enabling all present to vote .
:iotion me. de , seconded and passed that the report
of the I'issionary Co!llPlittee be eccepted as read .
liotion made , seconded and passed that the report
of the Disability Committee be accepted .
Motion made , seconded and passed that e r 1s1ng
vote of thanks be given to the Disetbili ty Committee
for their work in behalf of one of our members .
Motion made , seconded and passed that the Secre­tary
be instructed to write a reg i stered letter to
the Rehabilitation Board ask i ng what was being done
in Hr . Irving R. Oxenham' s case . Referred to the
Disability Go~~ittee .
!lotion made , seconded and passed that the colored
question be laid -over until the next meeting •
Iiotion made , seconded and passed that a committee • of three be appointed to help organize an American
Legion post of negroes here in Freeport . The follow­ing
men volunteereci for the COJ1'1Jlli ttee :
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october 2nd , 1919 (continued)
Hr . David Pettigrew Hr . Chester A. Reese
Mr. George Hoffman
Hotion nade , socond~d and passed that ~very mem­ber
bring his Honorable Discharge or Release to the
next meeting .
nr . "/. Davison was appointed on the Publicity
Committee in the place of !:r. Barrington Hiller who
has left town .
Hotion T!Ulde , seconded and passed the t the next
meeting be held Friday evening , October lOth, ond
the' t enrollment cards be sent to former ~ervice men
in Roosevelt , Merrick, Bellmore , North Bellmore ,
Wantagh and s~aford , and only not1ces to members
here in Freeport .
I ~ otion made , seconded and passed to adjourn •
October lOth , 1919 .
Heeting opened and called to order by our First
Vice-President, Joseph Pettit , who in the absence
of our President took the chair .
Motion ::nade , seconded and passed that the minutes
of the previous J11eeting be accepted as read .
Uotion made , seconded and passed that the "Treas ­urer
' s report be accepted ss read .
notion made , seconded and passed that a vote of
thanks be extended to the War Camp C0mmuni t y Service
for their kindnesR in paying for printing of the
American Legion while using thew. C. c. s . house
in Freeport .
Motion made , zecondeci and passec1 that the ,.rilllam
Clinton Story Post #342 , American Legion , go on
record as being in favor of a Co111r1unity House as a
suitable nenorial for our co~races who died while in
the service of their countr y .
Hotion made , secondfld anc'l pasc:;eci that the report
of I:emorial Commit tee be accepted as read .
~ost Minutes .
Dr . Lindsay introduced Mr. Smith F . Pearsal l , who
gave us a short talk on '"hat the village had done
in the matter of a suitable memorial for those. in
service .
Hotion :nade , seconded ancJ passed that the report
of Recruitinc Committee be accepted as read .
~wtion made , seconded and passed that the report
of Publicity Co~~ittee be accepted as read .
Hotion made , seconded and passed that an invi ta­lion
be extended to the Baldwin Post , American
Legion , to consolidate with the Y'illiam Clinton
Story Post and make one big Post instead of one
small Post.
Motion rnade, seconded and passed that Disability
Committee report be accepted as r ead .
Motion made , seconded and passed that report of
Organization Committee be accepted as read .
Hot ion made , seconded and passed th~ t report of
Membership Committee be accepted as read .
Motion made , seconded and passed that report of
House Committee be .accepted as read .
:lotion !'lade , seconded and passed that the present
Membership Comnittee remain in force unt i l the
election of thE'! rmn.a.inine :nernbers of the Executive
Committee .
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Hotion made , seconded and passed that the election
of an Executive Committee be laid over until further
notice .
Moti on rna. de , seconded and passed that the chair­man
of the Membership Commi ttee appoi nt one man
from each of the neighboPint; villages to ~ct as a
member of the Committee in his village .
Motion· made , seconded and passed that a let tr>r of
thanks be extended to I~rs . Sulzer for her kind offer
of turning over the property on South Grove Street
for our use as a meeting place . •
I:otion made , seconded and passed that the House
Committee fully investigate the conditions and
possible benefits of this offer and report at the
next meeting .
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Octob~ lOth, 1919 (continued)
Hot ion IOOde , seconded and passed that every mem­ber
investieate the unlawful wearing of the uniform
by civilians for unlawful and immoral purposeR .
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Mot ion made, secondect and passed that the amend­ments
to the Constitution and B~r - laws be laid on the
table .
Motion made , seconded and passed that the Post n1n
an entertainment or social on November 11th, 1919.
Motion made , seconded and passed that a committee
of five be appointed to hold such an entertainment .
The followinf rne~bers were appointed :
Chairman , Mr. Chester A. Reese ·
Hr . George Hoffman Hr . Harold E. Brown
Mr . Leslie v. Penny Dr. Gordon Lindsay
Hot ion made , seconded and passed that we adjourn .
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secretary .
October 24th . 1919.
uotion nade , seconded and carried that the minutes
of the previous meeting be approved as read .
IIo ti on Made , se cone'~ ed and carried that the Treas­urer's
report be approved as read .
Hot ion made , seconded and carried that the Member­ship
Committee report be accepted as read .
Motion me.de , seconded and carried that the report
of the Hernorial committee be accepted as read .
Dr . Hervin Schloss appointed on this committee
instead of !(r . Harold Goller who is out of town .
Hot ion Mo.de , seconded and carried that the rE'lport
of the Recruitin[ committee be accepted as read .
- !:otion made , seconded and carried that the report
of tl:le Publicity Coi!li'li t tee be · accepted as read .
r:otion made , seconded and carried trot the report
of the Disability Committee be accepted as read .
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Mot ion made , seconded and carried that the report
of the Organi?.ation committee be accepted as read.
~otion .ade , ceconded and carried that the re ­port
of the tfouse CoJlllTl.ittee be accepted as read .
Hotion made , seconded and carried tha t the re­port
of t he Entertainment Committee be accepted
as read .
Hotion made , seconded and carried that an
Athletic Committee be appointed :
Chnirrnan, Mr. Henry Kranz
I:r. '!Jallaoa Guest Hr. Leo Schloss
Hr . John Lilley Mr . Joseph Pettit
notion ITU:~.de , seconded and carried that each
member 11Get-a- Hember" in order to increase the
organization of this Post.
llotion made, seconded and carried tnat the
SecrE"tary furnish each chairman of any committee
with a list of ~is committee .
Motion made by Dr . Lindsay and seconded by Mr . .a
Pettigrew, was passf'd, making !~r . Frank Holland ..
(Major), an honorary mernber.of this post .
Hotion made by :ir. Christie and seconded by Mr .
Pettigrew, appointine Mr . Howard Aldridge a com­mittee
of one to communicate with the only ~;oung
lady in Freeport as to what she wished her status
in this Post , either as honorary member or as life
member .
!~otion made b'r Hr . Reck and seconded b:r Hr .
Aldric" ge ~ was passed, askine lJr . Oxenham to appear
before tho Hembfl :rship Cornmi t tee after this meeting .
A'rnotion ma.de by Mr. Haxon, seconded by Hr.
Aldridge, was passed , declining the offer of Mrs .
Sulzer with thanks .
Hotion ma.d.e by Mr. Lilley and seconded by Hr .
Kranz, was passed , requesting that any member of
this Post refrain from patronizing German Opera .
Hotion made by Mr . Beck and seconded by l~r .
Lilley, t~~nkine the refreshnent co~~ittee.
roti on rna de by br . Aldridge and seconded by J!r .
~ . Davison, was passed , that this Po~t organize an
orchestra .
pos t Mi nutes .
Qctober 24th , 1919 (con~inued)
~':r . Hervin schloss 'vas appointed as a com""littee
to see whet could Le done along these linf's .
e "otion made by ! r . Aldridge anc seconded by :ir .
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Reese , that the next neetinc of this Post be held on
Friday evening , November 7th, 1919 , at the ExcelG5or
Hook and ladder Fire House.
:~otion made by r:r . Kranz and seconded by iir . 'fuest ,
that we a.dj ourn .
The meeting v1as then turned over to the Entertain­ment
Committee .
November 7th , .1919 .
l~r . Jo:=~cph c. Pettit had to leave, rnd he called
for no~inations for a temporary chairman •
• e Hotion 1nade by Hr . Leo Schloss and seconded by Hr .
Hartmann , and carried , nominating Mr . Peter Beck for
temporary chairman.
::inutes of thP. previous meeti ng were read and were
accepted , except that the na:::1e of I·r . Irving OxenhD.m
be erased from the motion asking that nembcr to appear
before the ·tembership Co~"!li t tee .
The Treasurnr ' s report was read and accepted .
'rhe report of the Jfembership Committee was read and
accepted .
Introduction of ~ta jor Hol land , our first honorary
member , and short speech of acceptance by him on the
honor he felt this Post had bes t owed upon him.
Report of p~mbership Cor.un l ttee was read and ac - 1 cepted .
4t Report of Publicity Committee was read and accepted .
Disability Committee report was read and accepted .
In regard to this report, the chairman , ::r . Leo Schl oss ,
gave a short talk on the policy of keepinc up their
insurance .
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Hotion made by Hr . Christie and seconded by Hr.
Harold E . Brown, and carried, that a letter of
thanks le 'rritten thanking thP Excelsior Hook nnd
Ladder Company for their kindness in allowing us
the use of their meet.ine room .
Potion nade by I'r . Leo Schloss an0 seconded by
!:r . Hartmann , that ' illiam Clinton Story ::emorial
Post accept the challenge of Rockville Centre Post
for a football game on Tr.anksgiving mornine.
Hot ion made by Hr . -.:-r . Davison and seconded by
Hr. Schlegel , nominating !!r . , .. illis Johnston for
captain of the football teaM, was carried.
l~r . Sherrwn , of the Corrunnni ty service , was in­troCuced
and eave a very short and interPstine
talk on , .. ar camp Conmuni ty Service and the work
the new community service , Incorporo. ted, intends
to take up in Freeport .
J otion m.'ldEI b~· Hr . Ben<'ler, Etnd seconded by Dr .
Schloss, thvt a rising vote of thanks be given
to ~:r. Sherman .
Motion made by Mr. Pettigrew ancl seconded by J'r.
VT . E. Brovm, that nominations for delegates to the e
I.assau County Committee . The following menbers
were elected:
1:r . "ldric1ge Mr . Walter Schmidt (al)
:·r. r>eck
A motion Il1D de by !··r. Howard H. :·ahnken and
seconded by }~r. Bender, was carried, electing Mr .
Smith F . Pearsall an honorary me~ber of the
Villiam Clinton Story Post ro . 342, American Legion .
Mr . Rollo off0red twenty pounds of sugar for
the punch on Tuesday evening, November 11th.
:Hotion rede b3r Hr . Beck and seconded by I·.1r.
Pond Raymore, that the lTif1 t ter of the particular
man v::ho the Membership Committee brought up, be
laid on the table for further developments rl£:,VE'
arisen an< referred back to the r:enber~hip Com­mittee
vith power to reject or accept , and it the
l'embership Committee sees fit to have the man appear
before them and appoint a cou~sel if necessary . ~
A risiq; vote of thanks be given to ~:r. Bender
for his kind donation of his co~~ercial duplicator .
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November 7th, 1919 (continue~
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l!otion made by ]'r. ~·r. E. Brovrn and seconded by
l'r . Bond Raymore that notice be sent out for the
next meeting of the election of an Executive Committee
Motion made by Mr. Brown and seconded by Mr .
Christie that we adjourn.
Secretary.
November 21st , 1919 ._
r:eetine; was opened by the Second Vice- President,
Ur . Chester A. Reese.
The minutes of the previous meetine were reacl and
accepled.
The Treasurer ' s report was reacl ond accepted.
The report of the House committee was heard and
accepted .
The report of the Publicity Committee was received
and accepted.
A motion was made by ~~r . Christie and seconded by
Hr . Leo Schloss that ·a vote of thanks be extended to
the Publicity Committee for their har0. and con~cien-scious
work .
The report of the Hembership Committee was received
and accepted.
The report of the· Hemorial Comr.1ittee was ·received
and accepted .
The report of the Disability Cdrruni ttee was rece lved
and accepted.
The report of the oreanization Committee was re­ceived
a nd accepted.
~ The report of the Athletic Committee was received
and accepted.
The Entertainment Committee reported that the
dance was a financial success.
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Pot t M.inu tes .
A motion was made by Hr . Christie and seconded
by Hr. Aldridge, that a letter of thanks be written
t o hlr . s . F . Pearsall and Mr . P. ry . Nutt for their
kind donetion to the Post .
A motion was made by l!r . Campbell and seconded
by J:Jr. Hoffman, that all business before the Post
be laid aside and that we proceed to the election
of the Executive Committee .
The followine members of the Post were nomi­nated
:
'!r . Harold E. Brown Hr . George R. Christie
! •r . Peter s . Beck 11r . Bond Ra~·more
!.:r . J eo Sclo)loss Hr . HoVlard A ldric1ge
Dr . norden Lindsay Mr . Howard I~a!mken
Mr. George Hoffman Hr . John T. Lilley
Mr . Jolm Hartmann , Hr . Fred Plump and li.r . Clif­ford
l~hnken were appointed as tellers .
1/hile the vote was being taken , the temporary
chairman , Mr . Peter s . Beck , read a letter from
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt , explaining his diffi­culty
in not being able to be present with us this e
evening.
Supervisor Hiram R. Smith was then introduced,
and after a short speech , presented the Poet with
a large fla~ of our country .
At the conclusion of Supervisor Smith ' s talk ,
the result of the election was announced. The
following men were elec ted :
Mr . Peter s . Beck
Mr . Harold E. Brown
Hr . Leo Schloss
Dr . Lindsay
Mr . Howard Aldri dee
Mr. George Christie
A'vote of thanks was given to Supervisor Hiram
R. Smith for his gift to the Post .
A vote of thanks was given to the Hembership
co~~ittee for their hard work .
A motion was passed that a vote of thanks be •
sent to the Girls Club for their kind invitation
to their dances .
A motion was made by Buddie i1cCloskey that the
term 11Budd ie 11 be used in addressing the members
of' this Post.
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November ?Jst , 1919 ( continuedj
A motion was passed that no one be allo~ed to
sign the charter until he shows his Honorable Dis -
- charge or Release.
A motion vas made and passed that, the Secretary
be empowered to have enoueh nemhership car0s printed
and also have a suitable seal ~de to stamp the cards.
A motion was made, seconded and passed tho..nl<ine
all the menbers who served on the following committees:
::e:nbership, 1 emorial, Recrui tine, Disability and
Entertainment; whose work is now taken care of by
the clt::ction of the Executive Committee.
A motion was macle , seconded and carried thRt thE'l
Post thank the committee of girls who st>rved on tho
Refreshment Conmittee at the dance on November 11th,
1919 .
The followine resolution was adopted and accepted
by the Post:
Buddie John n . f!artmann, Jr . presented the reso­lution
as folJo ~ :-
"P.ESOLVED that the •t illiam Clinton Story
I:emorial Post f!.3A? , Amf>rican Legion, of
Freeport, New York , do he reb:· offer their
services as a bod:; to t:1e Village Board of
Trustees of the Village of Freeport in time
of need , such as a Radical uprisine against
law and order in this :nunicipality . 11
Heeting adjourned by giving a vote of thanks to
r.:r . George Preziosi and ~:r . "allace Guest and I~r .
Georce Hoffman for thfl ir services as chefs in the
feed they so offered . ~ · .
[A Secretar~/-dL
• In the absence of the Presiding Officers, the
senior --:1.e 1ber of the Executive Committee , Buddie
Peter ~ . Reck , presided .
':'he minutes of the previous meeting were reo.d and
accepted .
16 Post Minutes.
The Treasur&r's report was read and accepted.
The report of the Publicity co~::nittee yras rend
and accepted .
A motion was made, seconded and passed, backing tf
up the Publicity Conunittee in the action the~r had
taken in regard to the chairman of the Interna tion­al
Committee of Labor speech in Brownsville .
..._
The report of the Athletic Committee was read
and accepted .
~ ~otion was nade , seconded and passed , thank­ing
Buddie Ward for his l<indness in having iiember­ship
Cards printed.
Mr . Howard Osterhout was introduced as a member
of our Post and spoke a few words on the pPril of
Bolschevism.
Count:r Judge Smith WRS then introduced and eave
a short anc1 up-to-the-time Bpeech on the peril
and meaninr; of the ~·ord "Bolschevism".
A rising vote of thankr was given Judge Smith a
at the conclusion of his speech. ~
Capt. Huyler Ellison was introduced as a new
member of the Post .
A motion was made, seconded and carried that
the $1 . 50 be drav·n from the treasury to instate
two members . of the Post in the National Post .
A motion was made, seconded and carried that
the sum of two ($2) dollars be paid Erastus
(Sarney) Johnson for policing the hall after each
meeting .
Hee tine e d j ournecl .
December 19th, 1919.
The meetine r~as opened l;>r our First Vice-Presi­dent,
Joseph Pettit, in the chair.
The minutes of the previous meetinr, were read
and accepted
•
Post Minu tes .
Decomber 19th , 1919 (continued )
The repOl't of the Publicity Couuni ttee was heard
and accepted .
17
e The Athletic Corunittee report was reacl and accepted .
=~r . Sullivan , a member of the Executive Com.r,.ittee ,
was introduced and eave a ver:r interesting talk on
Legion affairs . In his talk , ~r. Sullivan cleared
several points that the Post was in the dark .
The Treasurer ' s report was accepted .
The Executive report was heard and accepted .
A motion ·was made , seconded and passed that ~· r .
Checter A.' Fulton be paid the sum of thirty-five
cents a dozen for camp cha i rs .
Januarv 2nd , 1920 .
Ueetine; opened with l:r . Aldridge as temporary
chairman.
Hinutes of the previous meet ing v·ere read and ac­cepted
.
The Treasurer ' s report was heard and accepted .
The Athletic Commit tee r eport ~as heard and ac ­cepted
.
The Publicity Committee report was heard and ac ­cepted
.
'l'he commi tt.ee on the smoker reported progress .
l!,:eetine adjourned .
Secretary .
February 20th, 1920 .
A motion was ~ade , sec onded and carried tha t we
have refreshments after this me et i n~ .

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CONTENTS .
1:inutes of Past I:eetings .
Minutes of Executive Committee Ueetings •
mINUTES OF COMMITTEE ON MEMORIALS .
Standing Committees .
Special Committees .
honor Roll .
Eailine List .
.... omen ' s A ux1'1 . .1 ary .
Paid-up ~iembers .
.. Jembet·s.
and By-laws.
Ccun t: Cons tl tn tion und By-laws .
State Constitution ancl By- lav·s •
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MINUTES OF MEETINGS
-of the-
WILLIAM CLIN'roN STOR~ PQST,
No. 342, AMERICAN LEQ.!_ON t-
ROBERT D. CAMPREI .L , _
_ Secretary, Sept. 13th , 1919 to Sept. 17th, 1920,
245 Church Street, Freeport, N._y .
CHARLES W. RAYNOR,
Secrc t a. r y , Sept. 17th, 1920 to Sept. 16th, 19211 67 Henry Street, Freeport, N Y.
I:E!TRY B. RA YJiQRE ~
Sec~cta~ Se~_16,1S31 to Sept . 1 . 1~2~ .
99 SOt,!th Hain Street . Freepor t . N.Y .
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·Post lftinu tes.
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september 13th, 1919.
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Motion made, seconded and passed that Mr. Harold
E. Brown be elected temporary chairman of the
evening .
Motion made , seconded and passed that Mr. Robert
D. Campbell be elected temporary secretary of +h~
evening.
Motion made, seconded and passed that Mr . Charles
~~ . Raynor be elected temporary treasurer of the
evening.
Mr. Brown spoke on the purpose of the organiza­tion
and its proposed future work .
The following members were elected as the temporary
Membership Committee:
Chairman, l!r . Howard H. Mahnken
:•r . Ea rrington Hiller 1:r . Chester Reese
l'r . Howard Aldridge Hr. John N. Hartmann,Jr.
The following members were elected as the temporary
Constitutional Committee:
Chairman, Hr. John
Mr. Roland Baker
Mr . M. L. Hyer
Goller
Mr . Howard Aldridge
Hr. alter Schmidt
Hotion made , seconded and passed that the By-laws
be left to the Constitutional Committee .
Motion made, seconded and passed that a temporary
co~~ittee of five be elected as a Nominatin~ Commit­tee
for the of1icer3 of the Post . The followine
men were el~cted :
Chairman, Hr . Robert D. Canpbell
!1r . nilton Raynor .Hr. John N. Hartmann,Jr.
1:r . Clif l'orc K. Hahnken Hr . Frederick Plump, Jr .
Hotion roacte , seconded and
~ouse Co~~ittee be elected .
passed that a temporary
The following men were
elected:
Chairman, Hr .
~Ir . George Hoffman
Hr . Howard Hahnl~en
Howard Aldride;e
Mr . John Crevoiserat
I~r . Leslie Penny
::otion made, seconded and pasRed that a temporary
·emorial Committee of three be elected to neet the
2 Post Ilinutes.
Village He:norial C.ommittee . Tne followinG men w0re
elected:
Chairman , Dr . Gordon Lindsay
I~r . Rarold Goller Hr. John ~r . Rnrtmann , Jr .
~:otion made , secondec1 and passed that a d~legate
and alternate be elected for the Count, Convention
at Uineola September 25th, 1919. The following men
were elected:
I:r . Harold E. Brown (delegate)
Dr. Gordon Lindsay (al terna to)
·lotion made, seconded and passed that the sun o.f
two (¢2) dollars be the minimun dues of this Post
for one year; ~ues payable in advance and accompany­ing
application .
notion made, seconded and
Publicity Committen of three
lowing men were elected :
Chairman, 11r . John T.
HP. Irving R. Oxenham
passed that a PPess and
be elected . The fol-
Li.l J.ev" :r:r . Barrington Hiller
r·ot ion made, seconded and passed that the next
meeting be left to the House Committee .
Hot ion made, seconded and p~ssed that the ITember­ship
Committee notify secretary who he is to send
cards for the next me~ting .
I ot ion made, seconded and passed that the Secre­tary
and Treasurer be empowered to secure such
printing and stationary as necessary.
Lotion nace, seconded and passed that the Free­port
Club be thanked for their kindness in allowine
us the use of their auditorium .
Hot ion IT18.de, seconded and passed that the meet­ing
adjourn.
September 25th, 1919.
Introductory talk by the Temporary ChEdrman, Mr .
Harold E. Brown .
:rot ion made , seconded and passed that the minutes
of prnvious neeti:Ig be accepted as read .
Pos t Mqien_upttePsni.b cr 85th , 1919 ( continued ) 3
uotion macte , seconded and passed that Treasurer ' s
report be accepted as read .
Eotion made , seconded and passed that report of
Constitution~l Committee , relating to the election
of officers, be presented and a vote taken for its
adoption .
Hotion made , seconded and passed that we .proceed
· \'lith the reports of committees .
r:otion made , seconded and passed that the report
of the Herr.bership Corrnni t tee be accepted as read .
1!o ti on m.ade , seconded and passed that the report
of the Hou~e Cornnittee be ~ccepted es read .
Hotion made , seconded and passed that the rP-port
of the Publicity Cor11mi ttee be accepted as read .
11otion made , seconded and passed that Dr . ~a rd on
Lindsay be elected as delegate to the Nassau County
Convention at !lineola, Sept ember 26th, 1919 , in
place of I:r . Harold E . Brown , \vho was unable to go .
Hot ion JTJ.ade , seconded and passed that I'r . Hov·ard
Aldridge be elected as alternate to the convention .
I~ot ion made , seconded and passe a that a vote of
thanks be extended to the ~ar Camp Community Service
for their kindness in offering their club rooms for
our use .
Hotion made , sf!conded and passed that the House
Committee he empowered to secure a place to hold
our meeti~~s , etc .
Hotion made , seconded and passed that no limita­tion
be placed a~ to residence f or eligibility for
membership .
Hotion made , seconded and
committee of five be elected
villaees to secure members .
elec tee :
pas sed that a temporar y
to v isit neighboring
The following men were
Chairman ,
Mr. Frank Post
Hr . Leo Schloss
~r . Peter s . Beck
Mr . Georee Christie
Hr . John Goller
Hotion made , seconded and passed that the nntter
of the colored question be laid over until the next
meeting .
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Post Minutes.
Hot ion rna.de, second~d and passed that the elec­tion
of officers be by ballot.
:!otion lllade, seconded and passed that the report
of the Nor:1inating Committee be accepted as read. ea
I:otio:t rodo, seconded and passed that the ruling
of the chairrl?n as to election of officers be ac­cepted
.
Hotion made, so conded and passed that the el~c­tion
of officers be separately.
:·otion rode , seconded and passed that the Secre­tary
cast one ballot for ![r . Joseph Pettit for
First Vice President.
Motion made, seconded and passed that the Secre­tary
cast one ballot for Mr . Chester A. Reese as
Second Vice President.
Hotion made, seconded and passed thRt the ChRir­man
cast one ballot for llr . P.obert D. Campbell as
Recordine Secretary .
Hotion made, seconded and passed that the Chair­man
cast one ballot for I'r . . alter C. Schmidt as
Financial secretary .
Motion made, seconded and passed that the Chair­man
cast one ballot for Hr. C}'l.arles W. ,Raynor as
Treasurer .
Hatter of protection of men discb.E:lrged as dis­abled
w~s then discussed .
Hot ion mace, seconded and pass.ed that the dele­gates
to the Convention be instructed to urge tho
Convention thnt full protection be given to dis­abled
and discharged soldi~rs anc sailors .
The rn. tter of continuine the Wa:r Risk Insurance
was discussed and members were urged to continue
the same. The metl-).od of reinstating lapsed insur­ance
was also given.
Eoti.on n:.ade, secondec1 anc"i· passed that a conr.1ittee
of five be elected to assist any disabled men and •
men desirine to reinstate lapsed insurance. The
following men were elected :
Mr . Leo Schloss
r:r. PeterS . Reck ::r . HoV"a:rd Osterhout
M:r . Bond Raymore ~:r . Newton Carman
Post Minutes . 5
september 25th~ 1919 (continueg}
The election of of-~'icePs was then resumed . l~r .
~ ·:erritt Cutler and 1·r . rarold E. Bror·n ~ere nominated .
~ Ur . Brown declined in favor of Mr . Cutler .
t:otion made, seconded and passed that nominations
be closed.
notion made, seconded and passed that the Secretary
cast one ballot for :ir . :erritt Cutler as President .
Motion made, seconded and passed that a vote of
thanks be extended to r:r . Brown for his hard work in
organizing this Post .
Hotion nade, seconded and passed that notices be
sent to every man who had been in service in the
nearb~r tmvhs .
Hotion made , seconded and passed that this Post
-meet every ,.reC\k until the oreaniza tion be pflrfected .
:~otion nade, seconded and passed that the next
meeting be held next Thursday evenine, October 2nd .
~ Motion mude, seconded and passed that enrollment
cards be sent out with the notices for this meetine.
!:ot.ion made, secondPd and passed to adjourn.
October 2nd , _l919.
Hot ion J11D de, seconded e.nd passed that Secretary ' s
report be accepted as · read .
Hotion made, seconded and passed that report of
I~embership Com.rni t tee be accepted a.s read.
~'-otion made, r.econded end passed that report of
• House Co~~ittee be accepted as read . r:ot io• n made, s cconded and passed that the report
of Publicity co~~ittee be accepted as read.
~~ot ion made, seconded and passed that report of
!.1emor ial Corru"'Tli t tee be accepted as read .
Post Minutes .
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got ion made , seconded and passed that report of
Constitution Committee be 8ccepted as read •
. 1:otion IM.de, seconded anct passed that the con­stitution
be accepted except for the change recom- ~
mended by .the Constitution Co~~ittee. ~
:1otion made , seconded 8nd nasc.ed that the 8mend ­ment
to Article III, concernine eligibility for
membership , be accepted.
~:otion made, seconded and ·passed that the Con­stitution
be accepted as a whole .
Hotion me de , oeconded and passed that the By- la\vs
be accepted as read . This motion was not passed
until a ere at deal of clis cuss ion had been made both
pro and con.
I~otion made , seconded and passeci that By- laws
be laid over until next meeting. This motion ,,.ws
defeated by a vote of 16 ayes to £6 nays .
Before these last two motions were passed , a
motion was made , seconced and passed that a recess
of five minutes be granted to enable all those
present who had not paid their c~ues to do so and
enabling all present to vote .
:iotion me. de , seconded and passed that the report
of the I'issionary Co!llPlittee be eccepted as read .
liotion made , seconded and passed that the report
of the Disability Committee be accepted .
Motion made , seconded and passed that e r 1s1ng
vote of thanks be given to the Disetbili ty Committee
for their work in behalf of one of our members .
Motion made , seconded and passed that the Secre­tary
be instructed to write a reg i stered letter to
the Rehabilitation Board ask i ng what was being done
in Hr . Irving R. Oxenham' s case . Referred to the
Disability Go~~ittee .
!lotion made , seconded and passed that the colored
question be laid -over until the next meeting •
Iiotion made , seconded and passed that a committee • of three be appointed to help organize an American
Legion post of negroes here in Freeport . The follow­ing
men volunteereci for the COJ1'1Jlli ttee :
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Post Minutee.
october 2nd , 1919 (continued)
Hr . David Pettigrew Hr . Chester A. Reese
Mr. George Hoffman
Hotion nade , socond~d and passed that ~very mem­ber
bring his Honorable Discharge or Release to the
next meeting .
nr . "/. Davison was appointed on the Publicity
Committee in the place of !:r. Barrington Hiller who
has left town .
Hotion T!Ulde , seconded and passed the t the next
meeting be held Friday evening , October lOth, ond
the' t enrollment cards be sent to former ~ervice men
in Roosevelt , Merrick, Bellmore , North Bellmore ,
Wantagh and s~aford , and only not1ces to members
here in Freeport .
I ~ otion made , seconded and passed to adjourn •
October lOth , 1919 .
Heeting opened and called to order by our First
Vice-President, Joseph Pettit , who in the absence
of our President took the chair .
Motion ::nade , seconded and passed that the minutes
of the previous J11eeting be accepted as read .
Uotion made , seconded and passed that the "Treas ­urer
' s report be accepted ss read .
notion made , seconded and passed that a vote of
thanks be extended to the War Camp C0mmuni t y Service
for their kindnesR in paying for printing of the
American Legion while using thew. C. c. s . house
in Freeport .
Motion made , zecondeci and passec1 that the ,.rilllam
Clinton Story Post #342 , American Legion , go on
record as being in favor of a Co111r1unity House as a
suitable nenorial for our co~races who died while in
the service of their countr y .
Hotion made , secondfld anc'l pasc:;eci that the report
of I:emorial Commit tee be accepted as read .
~ost Minutes .
Dr . Lindsay introduced Mr. Smith F . Pearsal l , who
gave us a short talk on '"hat the village had done
in the matter of a suitable memorial for those. in
service .
Hotion :nade , seconded ancJ passed that the report
of Recruitinc Committee be accepted as read .
~wtion made , seconded and passed that the report
of Publicity Co~~ittee be accepted as read .
Hotion made , seconded and passed that an invi ta­lion
be extended to the Baldwin Post , American
Legion , to consolidate with the Y'illiam Clinton
Story Post and make one big Post instead of one
small Post.
Motion rnade, seconded and passed that Disability
Committee report be accepted as r ead .
Motion made , seconded and passed that report of
Organization Committee be accepted as read .
Hot ion made , seconded and passed th~ t report of
Membership Committee be accepted as read .
Motion made , seconded and passed that report of
House Committee be .accepted as read .
:lotion !'lade , seconded and passed that the present
Membership Comnittee remain in force unt i l the
election of thE'! rmn.a.inine :nernbers of the Executive
Committee .
•
Hotion made , seconded and passed that the election
of an Executive Committee be laid over until further
notice .
Moti on rna. de , seconded and passed that the chair­man
of the Membership Commi ttee appoi nt one man
from each of the neighboPint; villages to ~ct as a
member of the Committee in his village .
Motion· made , seconded and passed that a let tr>r of
thanks be extended to I~rs . Sulzer for her kind offer
of turning over the property on South Grove Street
for our use as a meeting place . •
I:otion made , seconded and passed that the House
Committee fully investigate the conditions and
possible benefits of this offer and report at the
next meeting .
Post Minutes.
Octob~ lOth, 1919 (continued)
Hot ion IOOde , seconded and passed that every mem­ber
investieate the unlawful wearing of the uniform
by civilians for unlawful and immoral purposeR .
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Mot ion made, secondect and passed that the amend­ments
to the Constitution and B~r - laws be laid on the
table .
Motion made , seconded and passed that the Post n1n
an entertainment or social on November 11th, 1919.
Motion made , seconded and passed that a committee
of five be appointed to hold such an entertainment .
The followinf rne~bers were appointed :
Chairman , Mr. Chester A. Reese ·
Hr . George Hoffman Hr . Harold E. Brown
Mr . Leslie v. Penny Dr. Gordon Lindsay
Hot ion made , seconded and passed that we adjourn .
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secretary .
October 24th . 1919.
uotion nade , seconded and carried that the minutes
of the previous meeting be approved as read .
IIo ti on Made , se cone'~ ed and carried that the Treas­urer's
report be approved as read .
Hot ion made , seconded and carried that the Member­ship
Committee report be accepted as read .
Motion me.de , seconded and carried that the report
of the Hernorial committee be accepted as read .
Dr . Hervin Schloss appointed on this committee
instead of !(r . Harold Goller who is out of town .
Hot ion Mo.de , seconded and carried that the rE'lport
of the Recruitin[ committee be accepted as read .
- !:otion made , seconded and carried that the report
of tl:le Publicity Coi!li'li t tee be · accepted as read .
r:otion made , seconded and carried trot the report
of the Disability Committee be accepted as read .
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Post Uinutes.
Mot ion made , seconded and carried that the report
of the Organi?.ation committee be accepted as read.
~otion .ade , ceconded and carried that the re ­port
of the tfouse CoJlllTl.ittee be accepted as read .
Hotion made , seconded and carried tha t the re­port
of t he Entertainment Committee be accepted
as read .
Hotion made , seconded and carried that an
Athletic Committee be appointed :
Chnirrnan, Mr. Henry Kranz
I:r. '!Jallaoa Guest Hr. Leo Schloss
Hr . John Lilley Mr . Joseph Pettit
notion ITU:~.de , seconded and carried that each
member 11Get-a- Hember" in order to increase the
organization of this Post.
llotion made, seconded and carried tnat the
SecrE"tary furnish each chairman of any committee
with a list of ~is committee .
Motion made by Dr . Lindsay and seconded by Mr . .a
Pettigrew, was passf'd, making !~r . Frank Holland ..
(Major), an honorary mernber.of this post .
Hotion made by :ir. Christie and seconded by Mr .
Pettigrew, appointine Mr . Howard Aldridge a com­mittee
of one to communicate with the only ~;oung
lady in Freeport as to what she wished her status
in this Post , either as honorary member or as life
member .
!~otion made b'r Hr . Reck and seconded b:r Hr .
Aldric" ge ~ was passed, askine lJr . Oxenham to appear
before tho Hembfl :rship Cornmi t tee after this meeting .
A'rnotion ma.de by Mr. Haxon, seconded by Hr.
Aldridge, was passed , declining the offer of Mrs .
Sulzer with thanks .
Hotion ma.d.e by Mr. Lilley and seconded by Hr .
Kranz, was passed , requesting that any member of
this Post refrain from patronizing German Opera .
Hotion made by Mr . Beck and seconded by l~r .
Lilley, t~~nkine the refreshnent co~~ittee.
roti on rna de by br . Aldridge and seconded by J!r .
~ . Davison, was passed , that this Po~t organize an
orchestra .
pos t Mi nutes .
Qctober 24th , 1919 (con~inued)
~':r . Hervin schloss 'vas appointed as a com""littee
to see whet could Le done along these linf's .
e "otion made by ! r . Aldridge anc seconded by :ir .
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Reese , that the next neetinc of this Post be held on
Friday evening , November 7th, 1919 , at the ExcelG5or
Hook and ladder Fire House.
:~otion made by r:r . Kranz and seconded by iir . 'fuest ,
that we a.dj ourn .
The meeting v1as then turned over to the Entertain­ment
Committee .
November 7th , .1919 .
l~r . Jo:=~cph c. Pettit had to leave, rnd he called
for no~inations for a temporary chairman •
• e Hotion 1nade by Hr . Leo Schloss and seconded by Hr .
Hartmann , and carried , nominating Mr . Peter Beck for
temporary chairman.
::inutes of thP. previous meeti ng were read and were
accepted , except that the na:::1e of I·r . Irving OxenhD.m
be erased from the motion asking that nembcr to appear
before the ·tembership Co~"!li t tee .
The Treasurnr ' s report was read and accepted .
'rhe report of the Jfembership Committee was read and
accepted .
Introduction of ~ta jor Hol land , our first honorary
member , and short speech of acceptance by him on the
honor he felt this Post had bes t owed upon him.
Report of p~mbership Cor.un l ttee was read and ac - 1 cepted .
4t Report of Publicity Committee was read and accepted .
Disability Committee report was read and accepted .
In regard to this report, the chairman , ::r . Leo Schl oss ,
gave a short talk on the policy of keepinc up their
insurance .
Post Minutes.
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Hotion made by Hr . Christie and seconded by Hr.
Harold E . Brown, and carried, that a letter of
thanks le 'rritten thanking thP Excelsior Hook nnd
Ladder Company for their kindness in allowing us
the use of their meet.ine room .
Potion nade by I'r . Leo Schloss an0 seconded by
!:r . Hartmann , that ' illiam Clinton Story ::emorial
Post accept the challenge of Rockville Centre Post
for a football game on Tr.anksgiving mornine.
Hot ion made by Hr . -.:-r . Davison and seconded by
Hr. Schlegel , nominating !!r . , .. illis Johnston for
captain of the football teaM, was carried.
l~r . Sherrwn , of the Corrunnni ty service , was in­troCuced
and eave a very short and interPstine
talk on , .. ar camp Conmuni ty Service and the work
the new community service , Incorporo. ted, intends
to take up in Freeport .
J otion m.'ldEI b~· Hr . Beneck
A motion Il1D de by !··r. Howard H. :·ahnken and
seconded by }~r. Bender, was carried, electing Mr .
Smith F . Pearsall an honorary me~ber of the
Villiam Clinton Story Post ro . 342, American Legion .
Mr . Rollo off0red twenty pounds of sugar for
the punch on Tuesday evening, November 11th.
:Hotion rede b3r Hr . Beck and seconded by I·.1r.
Pond Raymore, that the lTif1 t ter of the particular
man v::ho the Membership Committee brought up, be
laid on the table for further developments rl£:,VE'
arisen an< referred back to the r:enber~hip Com­mittee
vith power to reject or accept , and it the
l'embership Committee sees fit to have the man appear
before them and appoint a cou~sel if necessary . ~
A risiq; vote of thanks be given to ~:r. Bender
for his kind donation of his co~~ercial duplicator .
Post Minutes.
November 7th, 1919 (continue~
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l!otion made by ]'r. ~·r. E. Brovrn and seconded by
l'r . Bond Raymore that notice be sent out for the
next meeting of the election of an Executive Committee
Motion made by Mr. Brown and seconded by Mr .
Christie that we adjourn.
Secretary.
November 21st , 1919 ._
r:eetine; was opened by the Second Vice- President,
Ur . Chester A. Reese.
The minutes of the previous meetine were reacl and
accepled.
The Treasurer ' s report was reacl ond accepted.
The report of the House committee was heard and
accepted .
The report of the Publicity Committee was received
and accepted.
A motion was made by ~~r . Christie and seconded by
Hr . Leo Schloss that ·a vote of thanks be extended to
the Publicity Committee for their har0. and con~cien-scious
work .
The report of the Hembership Committee was received
and accepted.
The report of the· Hemorial Comr.1ittee was ·received
and accepted .
The report of the Disability Cdrruni ttee was rece lved
and accepted.
The report of the oreanization Committee was re­ceived
a nd accepted.
~ The report of the Athletic Committee was received
and accepted.
The Entertainment Committee reported that the
dance was a financial success.
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Pot t M.inu tes .
A motion was made by Hr . Christie and seconded
by Hr. Aldridge, that a letter of thanks be written
t o hlr . s . F . Pearsall and Mr . P. ry . Nutt for their
kind donetion to the Post .
A motion was made by l!r . Campbell and seconded
by J:Jr. Hoffman, that all business before the Post
be laid aside and that we proceed to the election
of the Executive Committee .
The followine members of the Post were nomi­nated
:
'!r . Harold E. Brown Hr . George R. Christie
! •r . Peter s . Beck 11r . Bond Ra~·more
!.:r . J eo Sclo)loss Hr . HoVlard A ldric1ge
Dr . norden Lindsay Mr . Howard I~a!mken
Mr. George Hoffman Hr . John T. Lilley
Mr . Jolm Hartmann , Hr . Fred Plump and li.r . Clif­ford
l~hnken were appointed as tellers .
1/hile the vote was being taken , the temporary
chairman , Mr . Peter s . Beck , read a letter from
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt , explaining his diffi­culty
in not being able to be present with us this e
evening.
Supervisor Hiram R. Smith was then introduced,
and after a short speech , presented the Poet with
a large fla~ of our country .
At the conclusion of Supervisor Smith ' s talk ,
the result of the election was announced. The
following men were elec ted :
Mr . Peter s . Beck
Mr . Harold E. Brown
Hr . Leo Schloss
Dr . Lindsay
Mr . Howard Aldri dee
Mr. George Christie
A'vote of thanks was given to Supervisor Hiram
R. Smith for his gift to the Post .
A vote of thanks was given to the Hembership
co~~ittee for their hard work .
A motion was passed that a vote of thanks be •
sent to the Girls Club for their kind invitation
to their dances .
A motion was made by Buddie i1cCloskey that the
term 11Budd ie 11 be used in addressing the members
of' this Post.
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Post Minutes . 15
November ?Jst , 1919 ( continuedj
A motion was passed that no one be allo~ed to
sign the charter until he shows his Honorable Dis -
- charge or Release.
A motion vas made and passed that, the Secretary
be empowered to have enoueh nemhership car0s printed
and also have a suitable seal ~de to stamp the cards.
A motion was made, seconded and passed tho..nlrved on tho
Refreshment Conmittee at the dance on November 11th,
1919 .
The followine resolution was adopted and accepted
by the Post:
Buddie John n . f!artmann, Jr . presented the reso­lution
as folJo ~ :-
"P.ESOLVED that the •t illiam Clinton Story
I:emorial Post f!.3A? , Amf>rican Legion, of
Freeport, New York , do he reb:· offer their
services as a bod:; to t:1e Village Board of
Trustees of the Village of Freeport in time
of need , such as a Radical uprisine against
law and order in this :nunicipality . 11
Heeting adjourned by giving a vote of thanks to
r.:r . George Preziosi and ~:r . "allace Guest and I~r .
Georce Hoffman for thfl ir services as chefs in the
feed they so offered . ~ · .
[A Secretar~/-dL
• In the absence of the Presiding Officers, the
senior --:1.e 1ber of the Executive Committee , Buddie
Peter ~ . Reck , presided .
':'he minutes of the previous meeting were reo.d and
accepted .
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The Treasur&r's report was read and accepted.
The report of the Publicity co~::nittee yras rend
and accepted .
A motion was made, seconded and passed, backing tf
up the Publicity Conunittee in the action the~r had
taken in regard to the chairman of the Interna tion­al
Committee of Labor speech in Brownsville .
..._
The report of the Athletic Committee was read
and accepted .
~ ~otion was nade , seconded and passed , thank­ing
Buddie Ward for his lr our First Vice-Presi­dent,
Joseph Pettit, in the chair.
The minutes of the previous meetinr, were read
and accepted
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Post Minu tes .
Decomber 19th , 1919 (continued )
The repOl't of the Publicity Couuni ttee was heard
and accepted .
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e The Athletic Corunittee report was reacl and accepted .
=~r . Sullivan , a member of the Executive Com.r,.ittee ,
was introduced and eave a ver:r interesting talk on
Legion affairs . In his talk , ~r. Sullivan cleared
several points that the Post was in the dark .
The Treasurer ' s report was accepted .
The Executive report was heard and accepted .
A motion ·was made , seconded and passed that ~· r .
Checter A.' Fulton be paid the sum of thirty-five
cents a dozen for camp cha i rs .
Januarv 2nd , 1920 .
Ueetine; opened with l:r . Aldridge as temporary
chairman.
Hinutes of the previous meet ing v·ere read and ac­cepted
.
The Treasurer ' s report was heard and accepted .
The Athletic Commit tee r eport ~as heard and ac ­cepted
.
The Publicity Committee report was heard and ac ­cepted
.
'l'he commi tt.ee on the smoker reported progress .
l!,:eetine adjourned .
Secretary .
February 20th, 1920 .
A motion was ~ade , sec onded and carried tha t we
have refreshments after this me et i n~ .